The Greatest Village Doctor In The World

Chapter 1067: The Patron

Ling Feng was really starting to lose his patience.

The man surnamed He kept spewing disrespect, and any semblance of composure was hard to maintain.

So after Ling Feng retorted, He Xi was left choking in anger, and then exploded furiously: "Ling, say that one more time!"

"What’s the matter? Are you deaf and can’t hear what I said, or are you a masochist who likes being scolded?" Ling Feng asked with a cold smirk.

"You!"

He Xi, furious and about to stand up, was pulled down by Duan Zixuan: "Calm down, don’t get worked up, this is the Wu Family’s place, don’t make a scene!"

Hearing this, He Xi sat back down and glared fiercely at Ling Feng’s face: "Kid, don’t get too cocky. Once I dig out your background, you’ll be in for it!"

Ling Feng, speechless, rolled his eyes: "Do whatever you want!"

At that moment, another person walked in.

Ling Feng’s back was to the door, and he didn’t see who came in, but he noticed that He Xi and the others all stood up, with flattering smiles on their faces, and then flocked over.

"You all came early!"

A familiar voice came through, Ling Feng turned around in surprise, and as expected, it was an acquaintance, Du Hao!

He was now surrounded by a crowd, busy greeting and shaking hands, completely oblivious to Ling Feng.

Meanwhile, Ling Feng was utterly baffled, clueless as to why Du Hao had come to Capital City.

However, Ling Feng still picked up some clues from the people’s conversation.

It turned out that a consortium under Du Hao was starting a project here in Capital City, and these people were all shareholders.

The Du Corporation is backed by the Shakya Tribe, their financial scale incomparable to the common tycoons, yet not many know of this.

Seeing everyone’s obsequious behavior, Ling Feng was curious, were the Du Family preparing to reveal their secret tribal identity?

While people exchanged pleasantries, Wu Dahai hurried down from the second floor to Du Hao: "Mr. Du, we’ve been waiting for you for quite some time!"

"Sorry, I underestimated the jamming power of Capital City’s traffic; I was delayed too long on the road!"

With a smile, Du Hao nodded to Duan Zhenggang beside him: "Mr. Duan, you’re here too!"

"Yes, Mr. Du, didn’t you say you were bringing a Divine Doctor over? How come it’s only you?" asked Duan Zhenggang.

"Sorry, I indeed intended to, but after contacting him, I found out he was busy with some matters, so I couldn’t bring him along!" Du Hao said apologetically.

Upon hearing this, Duan Zhenggang and Wu Dahai immediately felt a hint of disappointment.

But they didn’t want to show their feelings in front of Du Hao, so Wu Dahai just forced a smile and said: "No worries, Mr. Du, please come upstairs for a seat, we’ve already prepared some tea!"

With a grunt of acknowledgment, Du Hao followed the two elders upstairs.

Throughout, he didn’t see Ling Feng as Ling Feng had remained seated on the sofa.

The two thus missed each other.

Ling Feng had actually done so on purpose because he felt that now was not the right time to meet with Du Hao.

After the distinguished guest went upstairs, He Xi and the others returned to their seats on the sofa, whispering and discussing amongst themselves.

Meanwhile, Ling Feng turned to Duan Wensheng sitting beside him: "What’s the deal with that Mr. Du?"

"Mr. Du is the helmsman of South Sea Industries, controlling nearly a hundred billion in capital. He’s planning a big project in Capital City, and several families present are involved," explained Duan Wensheng.

Ling Feng uttered an "oh" and asked with some curiosity, "If they’re so wealthy, why do they need to find partners to buy shares? Couldn’t they just do it themselves?"

"That’s a business territorial issue. To put it in slightly inappropriate terms, South Sea Industries has very little influence in the north—you need local snakes to cooperate with, even if you’re a dragon that crosses the river," Duan Wensheng explained.

Upon hearing that, Ling Feng immediately understood and smiled, "I see, they need to cooperate with the locals, and everyone else wants a slice of the pie, so it’s a perfect match!"

"Exactly, that’s how it is!"

Duan Wensheng said approvingly.

Ling Feng chuckled inwardly as he observed the warm way those people had been treating Du Hao, clearly seeing him as a rich patron they were eager to befriend.

It seems like having money is indeed essential to gain respect from others!

While Ling Feng was pondering this, Wu Hua returned with Feihong.

The two of them didn’t speak; Wu Hua went upstairs directly.

Seeing this, Ling Feng stood up and approached Feihong under the watchful eyes of the others, "Back so soon?"

"Yeah, he saw that Mr. Du had arrived and rushed back in a hurry. I have no idea what he’s up to!" Feihong said.

"I can guess what that’s about!" Ling Feng said with a laugh.

At that moment, Duan Zixuan stood up and came over, grinning, "Feihong, your bodyguard is really dedicated. As soon as you’re alone, he rushes right over!"

"Cousin, don’t talk nonsense. He’s my friend, not a bodyguard!" Feihong explained.

Ling Feng felt a bit helpless and looked at Duan Zixuan, "Why aren’t you going upstairs?"

"Huh? Why should I go upstairs?" asked Duan Zixuan.

"With such a big shot here, don’t you want to butter him up and then get some benefits from him?" Ling Feng said with a sneer.

Duan Zixuan was startled, "What do you mean?"

"Nothing much, just that I’ve heard the young Duan has been having financial difficulties recently, and seems to be looking for money everywhere!" Ling Feng said with a smile.

"Stop talking nonsense, that’s not true!" Duan Zixuan glared at him and turned back to the couch.

Ling Feng watched his retreating figure with a sneer, thinking that all sorts of demons and monsters had gathered here. What would happen next in this game that was unfolding?

It was almost eleven o’clock before noon, and everyone downstairs was waiting for news about Old Master Wu’s condition, which was peculiar since the doctors had not identified the cause. And since the Divine Doctor who was supposed to come had not arrived, everyone was uncertain about the Wu Family’s plans.

The best course of action would be to take him immediately to a hospital in Capital City for a thorough examination by medical experts. However, there was no action from upstairs, so everyone could only wildly guess in their minds.

Ling Feng, bored and not wanting to see He Xi and Duan Zixuan’s faces, said to Feihong, "Shall we go out for a walk?"

"Ah? Sure."

Feihong was startled at first but then nodded in agreement without hesitation.

The reason for her readiness was that she had her own plan in mind: if Wu Hua saw her with Ling Feng, he might understand her feelings and thus stop pushing the marriage proposal.

So, the two of them went out for a leisurely stroll around the farmhouse.

No sooner had they left than He Xi and Duan Zixuan exchanged glances and also stood up to leave the villa.

Ling Feng did not activate his Divine Sense; after all, Feihong was by his side, and it wasn’t necessary to waste effort monitoring others.

But while the two of them strolled and chatted intermittently, suddenly a rush of hurried footsteps came from behind!

Turning their heads, they saw He Xi and Duan Zixuan approaching with several brawny men, their expressions unfriendly!